Brighton hosts 20,000 runners for marathon and 10k
Up to 20,000 runners have set off in the Brighton Marathon.
Now in its 15th year, the race started in Preston Park at 09:45 BST, with the finish line at Hove Lawns.
The Brighton & Hove 10K (6.2 miles) event is also being held.
Road closures began at 06:00, while Preston Park and London Road railway stations will be closed until 11:00.
Among those taking part is Kristina Goodsell, from Married at First Sight, who is raising awareness of the condition premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
Another competitor, Matt Clayton, will walk from Brighton to Paris after completing the event, then run the Paris Marathon the following Sunday.
More than 150,000 people are estimated to have taken part since the first event in 2010.
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